Category Archives: Anxiety

Help for Vulvodynia; Maybe Also Fibromyalgia, Cystitis, IBS

Some years ago a woman came to my office seeking psychotherapy for suicidal thoughts in response to extreme pain in the vulvar area. The pain waxed and waned, but when it was on, any movement or contact with clothes or seating prvoked intolerable stabbing, shooting, fiery pain. "Talking therapy can't do anything for physical agony!" I thought to myself. I was wrong.

High School and College Student Anxiety: Why the Epidemic?

Do you know a high school or college student struggling with anxiety? While most teenagers worry from time to time, anxiety that's too frequent and too intense can be dreadful.

Got the Post-Election Blues? Sad, Mad, or Scared?

The election and its aftermath has precipitated post-election depression—plus anger and anxiety—for many voters. Here's a strategy for returning to a state of well-being, asap.

Discouraged About Finding Anxiety Help? Try Genomics

Help for perpetual anxiety can be difficult to find. Maybe exploring your genomic blueprint will enable you to discover the treatments you need.

Anxiety Problems, Part II: 3 Habits That Help

What is usually the fastest and most thorough route to ending fearful feelings? It's not necessarily distraction.

Anxiety Treatment: Should You Be Wary of Anxiety Medication?

Feeling anxious? There's lots of ways to ease the jitters, but be wary of some of them!

Anxious? 4 Examples of Anxiety Treatments that Calm Nerves

What therapy options are there if you are struggling with anxiety? Is the goal to get rid of the anxious feelings, or to address the problems triggering your worries?

A Visualization Strategy for Rapid Treatment of Depression

Feeling low? While this technique will not end a major depressive episode, it can lift your energies when you are feeling down.

23 Methods to Calm Corona-Related Anxiety

Feeling anxious? Use these 23 strategies to combat those feelings.

3 Mistakes That Invite Anxiety to Undermine Your Performance

Even athletes who are ranked amongst the top in the world sometimes find their level of performance cramped by anxious feelings. Yet most anxiety episodes occur in response to one of just 3 triggering thoughts. Train yourself to avoid these triggering thoughts and anxiety is far less likely to bubble up.